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Upper Arlington is a small city of 36,293 people in Franklin County, Ohio. It's about 5 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $596k and rent runs about $2k a month.
36,293people
$596kTypical home
$1,588/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
23"Snow
211Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 36,293
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,705 people per sq mi
- 5 mi to Columbus, OH
- 5 mi to Columbus, OH
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $596k (≈$3,756/mo)
- Median rent $1,588/mo
- Median household income $155k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 211 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 154 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (786 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 36% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 79% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CMH airport
- 10 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 869 ft
- 325 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 70 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,197 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 274 bars within 25 mi
- 342 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Ohio districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: D+28 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk